The practice of doing detoxes and cleanses to rid it of unhealthy toxins has been around for centuries. Today the marketplace is cluttered with detoxes that promise to help you lose weight, boost your energy levels and more. However, many popular detoxes and cleanses, especially those that involve extreme low-calorie fasting, can rob the body of important nutrients and place the body in starvation mode, which actually slows your metabolism. Other downsides of many detoxes and cleanses include: dehydration, fatigue, dizziness,…